unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoOn this deserted island I could use some help()lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down113 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1imageOn this deserted island I could use some help()lemmy.blahaj.zoneunlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square29linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrotlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 years agoGuessing at what the programmer wants instead of implementing consistent behaviour is what Javascript does. Do you want Python to become Javascript?
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoJust once I want '1' + '2' to equal '3'. Is that so much to ask?
minus-squareMetype linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoYou want to remove the string concatenation operator? Cause that’ll do it
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoI think every language needs a please operator, which acts to enforce human expectation of a statement: '1' + '1' ## evaluates to '11' please '1' + '1' ## evaluates to '2'
Guessing at what the programmer wants instead of implementing consistent behaviour is what Javascript does. Do you want Python to become Javascript?
Just once I want
'1' + '2'to equal'3'. Is that so much to ask?You want to remove the string concatenation operator? Cause that’ll do it
I think every language needs a
pleaseoperator, which acts to enforce human expectation of a statement:'1' + '1' ## evaluates to '11' please '1' + '1' ## evaluates to '2'I kinda like that
Yes. Yes it is.